Do snow chains damage car tires?

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Installing snow chains on car tires can cause damage. Except for the parts fixed by steel wires on both sides of the tire, the exposed chains on the tire surface move freely back and forth. During anti-skid processes, the mutual movement between chains, ground, and tires severely damages the tires. Some describe it as filing the tires like a rasp. These chains come in simple trapezoidal and diamond shapes - the former mostly used for trucks, the latter for cars. Snow chains are made of steel or rubber with anti-skid functions, and can be divided into two types by structure: pre-connected cover-shaped chains, and separately installed cross-pattern chains.